Armengol Ondo Nguema (born 3 February 1970) is the younger brother of

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President

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, as well as the head of the president's

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i-trained security detail. He was, until recently, the head of national security. He may have been forced to retire from this position due to his business links to

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, who was a leading figure in an abortive coup d'etat in 2004. Nguema shares ownership of ''Triple Options'', a security company with du Toit. The president's son and likely heir,

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, reportedly attacked his uncle after discovering the link. Armengol also owns vast properties in

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. He is bitterly opposed to the succession of his nephew to the presidency, and presents himself as a

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contender. He has been suspected to be heavily involved in the many human rights abuses that occur in Equatorial Guinea,

References

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